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The 220 working days and 1,320 hours of in-school studying model is likely to be replaced The 220 working days and 1,320 hours of in-school studying model is likely to be replaced with a combination of school and home learning under a new normal dictated by the Covid-19 pandemic, people aware of the development said. The Union human resources development ministry is working on a proposed framework that will cut down the in-school learning time to 100 days and 600 hours and add an equal proportion of 100 days and 600 ‘active learning hours’ at home, they said. In its guidelines on ‘Reopening of Schools’, which will be announced soon, the HRD ministry is also expected to ask all schools to focus on disadvantaged children who may not have access to online facilities and learning tools and children with special needs to help them adapt to the new format of learning, the sources said. Migrant children The Centre is preparing to ask all states to ensure that … [Read more...] about School days may be reduced to just 100

New Delhi: In its pursuit to identify a viable alternative for resurrection of school education in a post-Covid-19 world, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak has come up with a paper suggesting “blended learning” as the way forward. The paper has devised a mathematical model recommending a blend of offline and online learning. As per the model, following social distancing norms, a school can operate in three shifts—7 am to 11 am, 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, and 4 pm to 7:30 pm. It also suggests that students be divided into three groups—class 1 to 4, class 5 to 8, and class 9 to 12. The paper recommends every student to attend the school for a week while following the worldwide social distancing criteria, and take online sessions for the next two weeks from home while maintaining self quarantine. “Our findings provide a useful insight to the school management and policymakers to upgrade their existing income and capacity with the existing … [Read more...] about IIM study suggests blended learning for school education

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D. Shashi Kumar, general secretary of the Associated Managements’ of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka, said that many schools are planning on giving assignments and trying to limit screen time. “They are first planning to have online classes for high school students and later start it for other classes,” he said. … [Read more...] about Students to log in for online classes from tomorrow